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Lindsey Vonn lived up to
expectations and won the Olympic downhill Wednesday, and childhood
rival and American teammate Julia Mancuso took a surprise silver
medal.
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To track the progress of Minnesota's athletes competing at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, we've created a friendly competition between the Morning Edition and All Things Considered programs, which we call MPR's Fantasy Olympic Games.
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Most everybody remembers the famous "Miracle on Ice" gold medal win by the underdog U.S. hockey team at the Lake Placid Olympics in 1980. But 50 years ago, there was another overachieving hockey team that came away with gold.
An update on Olympics news, including men's downhill, preview of the women's downhill and Lindsey Vonn. The weather improves at the Vancouver games, but questions about the luge venue persist.
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Most athletes competing in this year's Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver are forced to scrape together their savings, ask for donations and put together a few modest sponsorships to pay for their training. Caitlin Compton, a cross-country skier from Minneapolis, is a case in point.
The U.S. Olympic team has been finalized, and Minnesota is sending more athletes to Vancouver than any other state. Chisholm, Duluth, and Edina tie for most athletes from a single city.
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The U.S. Olympic team has been finalized, and Minnesota is sending more athletes to Vancouver than any other state. Chisholm, Duluth, and Edina tie for most athletes from a single city.
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When the Winter Olympic Games open tonight in Vancouver, Minnesota will be better represented than any other state on the U.S. team. Here on Minnesota Public Radio News, we want to follow athletes from our region during the games, and we've created a friendly competition to do it.
We're calling it the "Fantasy Olympics," and produer Jeff Jones spoke with MPR's Tom Crann about the rules and regulations.
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